Karachi vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$188	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$388
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	21
😀 Quality of life	50	27
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Karachi is 16% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8452nd ($442 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Liberia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6253rd and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Monrovia

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	Karachi	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$2771

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507